The Biggest Conservative Event Of The Year Just Started Off With Huge BANG!

Even as conservative Americans remain concerned about the future of the nation, and divided over the best presidential candidate to correct the course, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday there is plenty of cause for hope.

As the first speaker at the annual gathering of conservatives near D.C., Walker acknowledged many voters on the right are frustrated with the trajectory of the 2016 election season.

“No matter what’s happening there,” he asserted, “the conservative movement is alive and well in states all across America.”

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The trend, he said, has become more pronounced throughout the current administration. When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, Walker noted that 28 states were led by Democrat governors.

“Today, there are 18,” he said, adding there are opportunities to elect conservatives in statewide positions elsewhere throughout the U.S.

“We actually have an opportunity to elect a Republican governor in the home state of Bernie Sanders,” he said, referencing the democratic socialist currently seeking the Democrat presidential nomination.

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Conservatism is gaining traction, Walker reasoned, because “Americans are looking for leadership to counter the failed policies of Barack Obama.”

Though Obama’s platform offers little for conservatives to celebrate, Walker did credit the president for being “an incredible recruiter for conservative candidates.”

That assertion is evidenced by “almost 1,000 new Republicans elected in state legislatures all across this country” since Obama’s election, Walker concluded.

Though his own presidential bid did not pan out, Walker touted his state’s achievements as proof conservative state leaders can and do make a difference.